A dance and multidisciplinary storytelling project exploring the continuum of slavery into the post-Civil War convict lease system, and convict labor into modern day mass incarceration.
A performance project created by inkBoat, interdisciplinary artist Ann Carlson and The Oakland Zoo. Ones focuses on the relationship between humans and nonhuman species to help us consider our own humanity and collectiv
A multimedia performance created and performed with and for the community of Oakland, which weaves together storytelling with theater, dance and music. Placing real-life stories of local residents at the heart of the project, SPACES stands opposite the notion of “us vs. them,” bringing focus back to our communities, one story at a time.
A two-year mentorship program for young female-identified Black playwrights including advisory meetings with established playwrights and readings leading to a finished full-length play for each mentee.
Centers stories by people who have survived incarceration. Actors from Returned Citizens Theatre Troupe will spark deep community dialogue about some of the most pressing issues of our time such as systemic racism, the injustice of the carceral system and the challenges of COVID with audiences that include the general public, other people who have […]
A performance by Megan Lowe and Brenton Cheng that challenges traditional ideas of male/female duets and deconstructs tropes often associated with Chinese heritage. Tangram lifts up the leadership and innovation of Chinese descendent artists in contemporary Bay Area dance and improvisation.
A new evening-length performance piece by My-Linh Le and Mud Water Theatre, an Oakland-based dance collective that centers turfing. Mud Water will explore cross-racial and cultural solidarity, focusing on themes such as belonging in the face of gentrification, deportation and police brutality as well as our individual relationship to land, space and our physical bodies.
A new science fiction shadow theater work created by playwright Eugenie Chan, shadow puppet artist/director Larry Reed and composer/instrument inventor Paul Dresher. Inspired by Chinese science fiction writer Cixin Liu’s work, Heterotopia is a speculative fable that explores vital issues of our time including race, gender, identity and the environmental degradation of the planet.
A process-based dance-form by artist Dia Dear. ∑nake (unlearning) dance centers lived experience with chronic illness and disability and mindfulness practices for trauma healing while exploring the adaptability and intelligence of the physical body. It seeks to develop models of crafting accessibility into the artistic process for chronically ill artists with changing abilities.
A multidisciplinary, collaborative series of performances, workshops and experiential sessions with queer Asian performance, textile and visual artists, experimental composers, and costume designers that generates a ritual portal—a doorway across generations and geography, a metaphorical opening of the earth returning us home.
